Abrams Capital Management, led by David Abrams significantly trimmed its stake in Engility Holdings Inc (NYSE:EGL).
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December 30 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
For a long-term investor, dividends are critically important. Even during periods when the market is flat, receiving dividends and reinvesting them can lead to solid results.
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September 17 - Dividend Stocks, News - Comments
Technological advancement is an ever-evolving story of "out with the old and in with the new." The nation of India, for example, decided to end its 163-year-old telegram service...
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September 12 - News - Comments
Shares of The Western Union Company (NYSE:WU) have been on a tear since Barron's published a bullish article on the stock in May.
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September 11 - News - Comments
Moneygram International Inc (NASDAQ:MGI) is the second largest provider of money-transfer services after The Western Union Company (NYSE:WU).
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September 3 - News - Comments
Dividend investors would be wise to focus not just on a stock's current yield, but also on the long-term growth potential of its dividends.
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August 19 - News - Comments
Meet the online money transfer, a new product that will revolutionize the industry of sending cash from point to point.
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August 16 - News - Comments
The Western Union Company (NYSE:WU) shares soared 34%, year-to-date, trumping the S&P 500's gain of 18.5%.
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August 12 - News - Comments
When money-transfer giant The Western Union Company (NYSE:WU) reported its second-quarter earnings on Tuesday, the stock soared by as much as 9.5% as the results came in far better...
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August 5 - News - Comments
The money transfer industry came under pressure after the 2008 recession. With the high unemployment rate, the remittance business slowed down.
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August 1 - News - Comments
The Bank of England was established by royal decree on July 27, 1694.
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July 29 - News - Comments
After the significant drop on the market in November 2012, The Western Union Company (NYSE:WU) has experienced a nice run-up, climbing from around $12 per share to more than $...
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July 23 - News - Comments
The Winklevoss twins of Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) fame are looking to create a Bitcoin exchange traded fund (ETF).
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July 18 - News - Comments
“Emerging markets performance this year so far has been a disaster,” says Russ Koesterich, Chief Investment Strategist for BlackRock.
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July 17 - News - Comments
If you were an immigrant worker in the U.S., pricing would be a key consideration for selecting a money-transfer service.
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July 16 - News - Comments
One of the safest ways to invest in today’s volatile markets is to select companies whose products or services will remain in demand even if the global economy takes a downturn...
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July 8 - News - Comments
According to the latest data, India tops the list as the world’s largest market for inward remittances.
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July 2 - News - Comments
Everyone is talking about China, but for a trio of international companies Mexico is a bigger story.
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July 2 - News - Comments
Moneygram International Inc (NASDAQ:MGI) was up 5.35% on Friday as rumors swirled around Wall Street that a buyout of around $20-$27 could happen.
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June 26 - News - Comments
Recently, the investment community seemed to get excited about Moneygram International Inc (NYSE:MGI) when there were rumor that the company was putting itself up for sale and...
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June 20 - News - Comments
General Mills, Inc.
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June 20 - News - Comments
It's easy to get a little too excited about the next big thing.
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June 19 - News - Comments
Warren Buffett made the bulk of his fortune by paying low prices for companies with durable competitive advantages.
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June 14 - News - Comments
The impressive returns YTD have caught everyone by surprise, including the major investment firms on Wall Street which are now hastily raising their full-year targets on the S...
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June 12 - News - Comments
Despite Nabors Industries Ltd.
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June 7 - News - Comments
Unfortunately for shareholders, Nabors Industries Ltd.
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May 30 - News - Comments
For the period 1990-2010, the World Bank estimated that U.S. seigniorage income derived from the greenback's international status has averaged $15 billion per year.
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May 28 - News - Comments
We are raising our S&P 500 dividend estimates and index return forecasts for 2013 through 2015.
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May 24 - News - Comments
The world is moving to cashless transactions. That is true, but only for the developed economies.
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May 17 - News - Comments
There's a large swatch of the country that doesn't use banks.
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May 13 - News - Comments
Today, let's look at investing giant Donald Yacktman, who founded Yacktman Asset Management in 1992.
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May 10 - Hedge Funds - Comments
At most public companies, shareholders have very little say over who serves on the board of directors.
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May 1 - News - Comments
Equity investors who are looking for income are often tempted by a particular stock's dividend yield.
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April 11 - News - Comments
Having started as a humble website for hosting online auctions, eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY) has since become an online commerce hub.
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April 3 - News - Comments
Sometimes interesting investment themes are just too expensive to dive into.
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March 13 - News - Comments
Although options can be extremely risky, selling put options can be a fairly conservative way to generate income or to buy stocks at a pre-determined price.
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March 13 - News - Comments
Who invented the telephone? The name on the first telephone patent, which was granted on March 7, 1876, reads "A.G. Bell" -- Alexander Graham Bell.
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March 7 - News - Comments
The stock of Xoom Corp (NASDAQ:XOOM), the global online money transfer provider skyrocketed during its initial public offering (IPO) last Friday.
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February 22 - News - Comments
Last Friday money-transfer company Xoom Corp (NASDAQ:XOOM) had its IPO, with shares rising from the initial price of $16 to around $25 by the end of the day.
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February 19 - News - Comments
Exchange-traded funds offer a convenient way to invest in sectors or niches that interest you.
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February 14 - News - Comments
There are still plenty of names posting lower earnings than they did a year ago.
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February 8 - News - Comments